448 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
of the Select Committee are put in a very awkward position, because then we have lo bring forward all that happened in the Select Committee, which we are not supposed to do here ?
Mr. Chairman : Order, order. I would request the honourable member not to make any aspersions against the members of the Select Committee; he may address arguments as to how the Bill has been changed.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : I would not willingly make or cast any aspersions on any honouruable member unless it is involved in the very exposition of the point. If anything was badly done which affects the fate of 30 crores of people and if any mistake or slip has been done by members of the Select Committee then I should respectfully but frankly criticise that. This amount of privilege should be given to a member of the House. I should stand corrected if I am wrong. I should not cast any aspersions merely for casting aspersions, but I will confine myself to pointing out certain serious changes and errors of procedure affecting the merits of the Bill and the discussion of the same may necessarily involve me in a criticism of the members of the Select Committee. Why should the members of the select Committee be afraid of a discussion ?
Shrimati Renuka Ray : We are not afraid of discussion. Then we must be given the right of speaking on what happened in the Select Committee.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : The so-called sanctity of the Select Committee has been broken in this connection so many times.
Shri Mahavir Tyagi (U. P. : General) : There is no sanctity about it. We can discuss it.
Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharathi : We are prepared to discuss it.
Shri Mihir Lal Chattopadhyay : (West Bengal: General): Should members be allowed to carry on conversation like this, Sir?
Mr. Chairman : Order, order. I have been seeing it happening. I hope honourable members will kindly allow the speaker to proceed with his argument.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : The Honourable Deputy Speaker the other day asked Dr. Ambedkar to explain why certain things took place. Dr. Ambedkar said that it was due to the influence of his enemies getting the better of his friends, they combined together and did it. Is it not giving out the so-called secrets of the Select Committee ?